What is RSS?

Why do I need RSS? What’s in it for me?

www.whatisrss.com explains rss this way “RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually.”

How do I get RSS?

Feed Reader or News Aggregator software allow you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read and use.

A variety of RSS Readers are available for different platforms. Some popular feed readers include Amphetadesk (Windows, Linux, Mac), FeedReader (Windows), and NewsGator (Windows – integrates with Outlook). There are also a number of web-based feed readers available. My Yahoo, Bloglines, and Google Reader are popular web-based feed readers.

Once you have your Feed Reader, it is a matter of finding sites that syndicate content and adding their RSS feed to the list of feeds your Feed Reader checks. Many sites display a small icon with the acronyms RSS, XML, or RDF to let you know a feed is available.

How do I get RSS for Christine Meintjes Photography?

Click on the RSS button (where you can also subscribe to my newsletter) at the top of my website which looks like this…

Then you will see the following page.

You now have to choose your specific RSS reader such as google (if you have a google account or gmail) or any other one that is available on the list that you prefer. Now you will be notified automatically when I have a new post on my blog. Some of the readers indicate it as a little nr next to the feed, others can show it in your email. It all depends on the reader you use.

If you’re not entirely sure what I’m talking about. Please don’t feel lost :) There is an even simpler way to do this, just select the “Get Christine Meintjes via email”. Put in your email address and viola! Now you’ll receive and email with all my updates.

Please comment if I can help with anything. Hope this helps!*